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US private equity slumps in Q3US private equity returned -4.3% during Q3 2011, while distributions outpaced contributions for the fourth straight quarter.
- TPG reaches RMB4bn first close after 18 months
The global private equity firm's two RMB funds have made a first close with 90 percent of capital commitments from private investors, almost 18 months after launching.
- CalSTRS prepares for customised accounts
The pension system, with $144.8bn in assets, is altering its private equity investment policy to allow for investments in separately managed accounts, a model that appears to be gaining popularity among large institutions.
- VSS sets modest target for next flagship fund
The mid-market media and communications specialist will launch its fifth fund in the first half of 2012 and target $750m to $1bn.
- Kravis: 'No better time than now to be making investments'
At an invitation-only event in Monaco, the KKR co-founder said that low interest rates and a lack of capital offer 'enormous' opportunities for private equity.
- CalPERS, Mubadala deals cap Carlyle chiefs' bonuses
An agreement originally relating to CalPERS' stake purchase limits firm founders' bonuses, which were revealed in an amended IPO registration document filed this week.
- KKR retains warrants in struggling Kodak
The famed camera and film manufacturer has fallen on hard times, with its share price falling to 7.3% of the exercise price set to Kohlberg Kravis Robert’s warrants on its shares.
- Carlyle injects mezzanine debt into energy deal
The Carlyle Group has expanded its energy mezzanine business, agreeing to finance the construction of a biomass power project in Connecticut.
- Blackstone and Goldman top PE rankings
The Blackstone Group topped preliminary rankings for private equity activity this year based on the total value of deals done, while Goldman Sachs booked the most revenue from buyout advisory work.
- KKR saves $365m through ‘green’ measures
The firm’s portfolio companies have cut 810,000 metric tons of greenhouse emissions, 2.2m tons of waste and 300m litres of water since 2008.